The mother of one of the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting made an emotional plea from the stage of the Democratic National Convention as she called for commonsense gun policies. Christine Leinonen, mother of Christopher Leinonen, told how her son and his boyfriend were among the 49 victims of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. She recalled that…
A suburban Chicago gun shop is raffling a semi-automatic weapon to benefit victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando. Second Amendment Sports in McHenry, Illinois, is selling tickets for $5 to win an AR-15 rifle similar to the one gunman Omar Mateen used when he opened fire in a gay nightclub June 12, leaving 49 people dead and 53 injured….
Nadia Murad, center, human rights activist, testifies during Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 21, 2016, in Washington. Mark Wilson/Getty Images “No place is safe for anyone.” That’s the chilling assessment a former ISIS captive has given U.S. lawmakers, recounting her harrowing tale under the grips of an international terrorist organization. “Orlando will be…
Tim Tebow ORLANDO, FL. (AP) – Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow visited his former high school football teammate who was wounded in the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando. The Orlando Sentinel reports Rodney Sumter was a bartender at Pulse nightclub and was shot three times on June 12. Tebow and Sumter played football at Ponte Vedra Beach Nease High School…
When EMT Julio Salgado arrived at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub in the early morning hours of June 12, he saw rows of wounded bodies as law enforcement officers dragged victims out of the building — later telling ABC News he’s “never been on a scene like this before.” There were no medics or emergency personnel allowed inside the nightclub at that…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch is visiting Orlando to meet with prosecutors, first responders and victims of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Lynch’s trip comes as the Justice Department investigates the June 12 massacre at the Pulse nightclub, in which 49 people died and dozens were wounded. Federal investigators who have conducted hundreds of…
This undated file image shows Omar Mateen, who authorities say killed dozens of people inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, June 12, 2016. MySpace/AP Photo (ABC News) -This morning the FBI released portions of conversations between Orlando shooter Omar Mateen and police during the deadly assault at Pulse nightclub last week, highlighting the threats Mateen made before police decided…
House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, said there are some “disturbing flags” in the Orlando shooting case and that his committee will conduct oversight hearings to determine whether the FBI did all it could to investigate them prior to the attack. “There are some disturbing flags going up in this case that we’re going to take a close look at,”…
ABC NEWS–Orlando shooter Omar Mateen sent text messages to his wife Noor Mateen during the massacre at Pulse nightclub and a grand jury investigation is underway in the case, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News. It remains unclear whether Noor Mateen was aware of the carnage her husband was inflicting on club-goers at the Pulse nightclub on June…
ORLANDO, FL, (WFTV) – Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Tuesday the formation of the OneOrlando Fund. “The purpose of the fund is to provide a way to help respond to the needs of our community, now and in the time to come, after the effects of the Pulse nightclub tragedy,” Dyer said in a release. The distribution of the funds…
